Prince Ferdinand Pius Duke of Calabria (25 July 1869, Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 – 7 January 1960, Lindau

Lindau

Lindau is a Bavarian town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.- History :The name Lindau was...

), was head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet Italian branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line...

 and pretender to the throne of the extinct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies even before formally coming into being, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification...

 from 1934 to 1960.

Family

Ferdinand was the eldest child and son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

Prince Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria....

 and his wife Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. He was a grandson of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand II was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death.-Family:Ferdinand was born in Palermo, the son of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his wife and first cousin Maria Isabella of Spain.His paternal grandparents were King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Queen Marie...

 and an elder brother of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Don Carlos, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain was the son of Prince Alfonso of the Two...

, Maria Immaculata, Princess Johann Georg of Saxony

Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1874–1947)

Princess Maria Immaculata Cristina Pia Isabella of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the fourth child and eldest daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Maria...

, Maria Cristina, Archduchess Peter Ferdinand of Austria

Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 28 February 1942 to 4 October 1947 as wife of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, the titular Grand Duke.-Family:Maria Cristina was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two...

, Maria di Grazia, Princess Imperial of Brazil

Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Maria di Grazia Pia Chiara Anna of Bourbon-Two Sicilies) was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Princess Imperial consort of Brazil through her marriage to Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza.-Family:Maria was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his...

, Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro

Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro

Prince Ranieri Maria Gaetano, Duke of Castro was a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Biography:...

, Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Family:Prince Philip was the tenth child of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and...

, and Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Prince Gabriele Maria Giuseppe Carlo Ignazio Antonio Alfonso Pietro Giovanni Gerardo di Majella et Omni Sancti of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Family:Gabriel was the twelfth child and youngest son of Prince Alfonso of...

.

Marriage and issue

Ferdinand married Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria was a daughter of the final King of Bavaria, Ludwig III of Bavaria, and his wife Maria Theresia of Austria-Este...

, daughter of King Ludwig III of Bavaria

Ludwig III of Bavaria

Ludwig III , was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918.-Early life:...

 on 31 May 1897. They had six children: http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Bourbon_Two_Sicilies_Royal_Family.htm http://www.borbone-due-sicilie.org/english/genealogy.html.

• Princess Maria Antonietta (1898–1957)
• Princess Maria Cristina (1899–1985), married in 1948 to Manuel Sotomayor-Luna
• Prince Ruggiero Maria, Duke of Noto
  Noto
  Noto is a city and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . Its located 32 km southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains and gives its name to the surrounding valley, Val di Noto...
  
   (1901–1914)
• Princess Barbara Maria Antonietta Luitpolda (1902–1927), married in 1922 to Count Franz Xaver zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
• Princess Lucia Maria Raniera
  Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  Princess Lucia Maria Raniera of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as fifth child and fourth-eldest daughter of Prince Ferdinand Pius of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria...
  
   (1908–2001), married in 1938 to Prince Eugenio, Duke of Ancona
  Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa
  Eugenio of Savoy-Genoa was a Prince of Savoy-Genoa, Duke of Ancona from birth, and fifth and final Duke of Genoa...
  
  
• Princess Urraca Maria Isabella Carolina Aldegonda
  Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  Princess Urraca Maria Isabella Carolina Aldegonda Carmela of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Family:Urraca was the sixth and youngest child of Prince Ferdinand Pius of Bourbon-Two...
  
   (1913–1999)

Ferdinand and Maria lived for many years at Villa Amsee, Lindau

Lindau

Lindau is a Bavarian town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.- History :The name Lindau was...

. It was there that he died in 1960.

Following Ferdinand's death, the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was claimed by both his nephew Alfonso

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria was one of two claimants to the title of the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies from 1960 until his death in 1964...

 and his brother Ranieri

Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro

Prince Ranieri Maria Gaetano, Duke of Castro was a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Biography:...

. It remains disputed between the descendants of Alfonso and Ranieri today.

Honours

• Grand Master of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
  Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
  The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry. It was fictively established by Constantine the Great, though in reality it was founded between 1520 and 1545 by two brothers of the Angeli Comneni family. Members of the Angeli Comneni family remained...
  
  
• Grand Master of the Order of Saint Januarius
• Grand Master of the Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
• Grand Master of the Royal Order of Francis I
  Royal Order of Francis I
  The Royal Order of Francis I is a dynastic Order of Knighthood of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies...
  
  
• Grand Master of the Order of Saint George and Reunion
  Order of Saint George and Reunion
  The Order of Saint George and Reunion is a order of knighthood of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.It was created on 1 January 1819 by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies to reward military valor and merit...
  
  
• Knight of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece
  Order of the Golden Fleece
  The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
  
  
• Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert of Bavaria
  Order of Saint Hubert (Bavarian)
  The Bavarian Order of Saint Hubert was founded in 1444 or 1445 by Gerhard V, Duke of Jülich and Count of Ravensberg. He sought to commemorate his victory over the House of Egmond at the Battle of Linnich on 3 November, which is Saint Hubert's day....
  
  
• Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
  Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
  The Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation is an order of chivalry, or knighthood, originating in mediæval Italy. It eventually was the pinnacle of the honours system in the Kingdom of Italy, which ceased to be a national order when the kingdom became a republic in 1946...
  
  
• Bailiff Grand Cross of Honor and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III

Ancestry